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Klondike Gold Rush - Seattle Unit National Historical Park
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Cadillac Hotel
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Klondike Gold Rush Visitor Center formerly the historic Cadillac Hotel

The visitor center in Seattle is located on the northwest corner of Jackson Street and Second Avenue South. It is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.

 
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Other park sites of the Klondike Gold Rush International Historical Park

 

 
Skagway NPS Visitor Center and Museum
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NPS Visitor Center and museum in Skagway
Located at the northern end of the Inside Passage the towns of Dyea and Skagway became ports for stampeders headed over the Chilkoot or White Passes. For more information about these Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park sites
 
Cemetary at Linderman City
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Cemetery at Linderman City

The Canadian part of the Klondike Gold Rush International Historical Park includes the Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site, Dawson Historical Complex National Historic Site, and the Thirty Mile Heritage River.

 
The Klondike Gold Rush was a fruitless and one of the weirdest search for fortune  

Did You Know?
The Klondike Gold Rush has been described as one of the weirdest and most useless movements in history. Over 50,000 people each wasted something like $1000 in a fruitless search for riches.

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Last Updated: July 20, 2007 at 20:03 EST